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Is there really any surprise here?
That would kill our recruiting and the recruits would be gone. This needs to be over in a week or two tops.
Lonergan (sp?) is easily my #1 choice.
Not real surprising since everyone I knew that went to VCU was willing to donate a decent chunk of change to keep him.
That is very interesting to hear!
@VTCaceClosed 2.3 million— Ty Hodges (@STH_Hokie) March 17, 2014
I bet I can can translate what "counter-offer" means here...
If you bozos are dumb enough to pay me (insert piggish, ludicrous, pourin' Dom on the floor monetary amount here) sure, (holding back laughter) I'll come to Blacksburg.
I don't want to say anything bad about JJ, but I have heard from some very reliable people that he had an approach to coaching that was...difficult to work with/under. I will leave it at that. Though I will say that what I have heard likely did not impact Whit's decision to make a coaching change.
Oh ok - I was just thinking that the Grant logic was if Pearl went to Bama. Sounds like he might be going to Auburn now though.
It's funny you mention Lonergan. I was having drinks the other night with my brother-in-law and tossed his name out there. He was a longtime assistant under Gary Williams at UMD and coached Vermont to the NCAA tournament before heading to GW.
A friend of mine played PG for him at Vermont and was an assistant for him at UVM (still is, though under John Becker) and loved him. He could help us try and reclaim some of the Capitol Region from the Twerps.
Steve Pikiell is another great candidate to keep an eye on.
Anyone heard anything about this?
Just spoke with a very good source inside the basketball program for about an hour. Learned some very damning things about J.J.'s tenure.— Ty Hodges (@STH_Hokie) March 17, 2014
Suffice to say, I'm not surprised things didn't work out for him in his two years at Virginia Tech. #Hokies— Ty Hodges (@STH_Hokie) March 17, 2014
Also learned something very interesting about the last hiring process that the #Hokies went through.Shaka Smart made VT a counter-offer— Ty Hodges (@STH_Hokie) March 17, 2014
Shaka didn't turn down VT two years ago, VT turned him down due to his price tag being too high. #Hokies— Ty Hodges (@STH_Hokie) March 17, 2014
A #1 seed has never lost to a #16 seed. Oh how scrumptious it would be for UVa to have to wear that banner forever. Scrumptious, indeed.
Hopefully we won't hear about his replacement for a couple of weeks, because said replacement is currently coaching in the NCAA Tournament.
All of these coaches are currently on contracts so potential possibilities if they really are Whit's target. Grant was only initially added at the request of one of the commenters. He would have been the bottom of my target list in this group.
THIS!!!^^^^
Dont forget about the beaver! We are still paying him!
STEVE PIKIELL
I'm hearing that the GW head coach will be a big target for us. Makes perfect sense for many reasons. Would be a great hire IMO. Also, keep an eye on the Dayton HC. 2 stellar candidates, who I think we could/would have a real shot at.
Sam Rogers has called a press conference for 3pm to announce that he is naming himself head coach...
Just to update this post a little, Anthony Grant was given another year so we can remove him from the list.
This!^^^
It's decided.
I really hope that Whit's background in fundraising really comes to bloom here soon. I think having $$$ will work wonders for VT Athletics..I'm looking forward to WB pulling in some significant dough and elevating our whole department
You might be right. To me that is refreshing. We are investing in a revenue positive future, you just have to make a solid coaching choice with that debt.
Not to speak ill of the figuratively dead, but I had heard that the reason so many of our recruits are from out of the state is because he had effectively destroyed many major relationships necessary to effectively recruit in-state.